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Flesh-eating bacteria found in 27 Texans this year

A man who visited a beach in Port Aransas, Texas is the latest to be diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacteria after he went fishing there in mid-June.

Adrian Ruiz was recently diagnosed with Vibrio Vulnificus, which enters a person's body if they enter contaminated seawater with an open wound, consume undercooked shellfish or come into contact with contaminated raw seafood.

The State of Texas has reported 27 cases of Vibrio Vulnificus this year, according to DallasNews.com
. Less than half involved contact with water.

Ruiz could be the second Texas man to lose his leg after contracting Vibrio. Another man who visited a beach in Galveston and contracted the disease had his leg amputated after it was taken over by red boils.